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G (musical note)

Also known as Sol or So

Summary

Also known as Sol or So

} G, also called Sol or So, is the fifth note of the fixed-do solfège starting on C. It is the fifth note and the eighth semitone of the solfège. As such it is the dominant, a perfect fifth above C or perfect fourth below C.

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of middle G (G4) note is approximately 391.995 Hz. See pitch for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

It has enharmonic equivalents of F (F-double sharp) and A (A-double flat).

In the medieval period the musical note G was known as gesolreut within the Guidonian hand hexachord system.

Designation by octave

Scientific designation	Helmholtz designation	Octave name	MIDI note number
G−1	G͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵G or GGGG	Subsubcontra	7
G0	G͵͵ or ͵͵G or GGG	Subcontra	19
G1	G͵ or ͵G or GG	Contra	31
G2	G	Great	43
G3	g	Small	55
G4		One-lined	67
G5		Two-lined	79
G6		Three-lined	91
G7		Four-lined	103
G8		Five-lined	115
G9		Six-lined	127
G10		Seven-lined	N/A

Scales

Common scales beginning on G

G major: G A B C D E F G
G natural minor: G A B C D E F G
G harmonic minor: G A B C D E F G
G melodic minor ascending: G A B C D E F G
G melodic minor descending: G F E D C B A G

[[Diatonic scale]]s

G Ionian: G A B C D E F G
G Dorian: G A B C D E F G
G Phrygian: G A B C D E F G
G Lydian: G A B C D E F G
G Mixolydian: G A B C D E F G
G Aeolian: G A B C D E F G
G Locrian: G A B C D E F G

[[Jazz scale#Modes of the melodic minor scale|Jazz melodic minor]]

G ascending melodic minor: G A B C D E F G
G Dorian ♭2: G A B C D E F G
G Lydian augmented: G A B C D E F G
G Lydian dominant: G A B C D E F G
G Mixolydian ♭6: G A B C D E F G
G Locrian ♮2: G A B C D E F G
G Altered: G A B C D E F G

In popular culture

It is the first note of the 2006 song "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance, which made the note a meme.

References

Suits, B. H.. (1998). "Physics of Music Notes - Scales: Just vs Equal Temperament". Michigan Technological University.
(2001). "Gesolreut". [[Oxford University Press]].
Emily Carter. (29 October 2020). "Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebrates 'Iconic' Black Parade G Note". [[Kerrang!]].

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